Hypericum androsaemum

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A bush with yellow flowers and red-purple berries used to make herbal cream

noun

Specialized

: hipérico

The garden featured a Hypericum androsaemum in full bloom, its yellow flowers bright against the greenery.

Examples

Traditional healers in Spain sometimes use the fruit of Hypericum androsaemum to prepare herbal ointments.
In autumn, the berries of Hypericum androsaemum turn a deep reddish-purple, adding vivid color to the landscape.
Look at the Hypericum androsaemum!
The Hypericum androsaemum is beautiful.
In autumn, the berries of Hypericum androsaemum turn a deep reddish-purple, adding vivid color to the landscape.
The garden featured a Hypericum androsaemum in full bloom, its yellow flowers bright against the greenery.
Traditional healers in Spain sometimes use the fruit of Hypericum androsaemum to prepare herbal ointments.

Synonyms

tutsan

vsHypericum androsaemum

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A small European bush with golden yellow flowers and reddish purple berries used to make a soothing ointment

has the same botanical meaning but serves as an alternative name

Surface Forms

Hypericum androsaemum singular

Hypericum androsaema plural

Morphology

Hypericum + androsaemum

This is a Latin binomial: knowing 'Hypericum' (a plant genus) allows a learner to infer that the phrase names a particular species of Hypericum, which is a cross-linguistic naming pattern. However, the specific epithet 'androsaemum' is not an English lexical item and gives no transparent information about the shrub's properties, so the full, specific meaning cannot be derived from the parts alone.

Etymology

Hypericum androsaemum is the Latin name for a bush with bright yellow flowers and reddish berries that people long used in folk medicine. One popular story says its common name 'tutsan' comes from French for 'all healthy' because healers made a soothing 'salve' from the berries and leaves. That's why the name is linked to the plant's use for 'healing' today.